Lucky Star

Reviewed: 2018-01-12
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: This band transports us back to early jazz with a sassy vocalist and a tight band capable of a variety of styles.
If You Like: Jolie Holland, Billie Holliday, Anita O'Day, The Hot Sardines
Track Review (favorites denoted by*):
*1/ What A Little Moonlight Can Do (2:15) - spoken word intro> guitar starts> uptempo song> guitar solo> quick stop
2/ I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - sax starts> uptempo song> sax solo> uptempo song> quick fade
*3/ Green Dolphin Street (3:46) - bass starts> midtempo song> bass/piano duet> trumpet solo> midtempo song>
*4/ I Told You So (5:23) - guitar starts> slow song with pedal steel> pedal steel solo> muted trumpet solo> slow song> fade
*5/ You're A Sweetheart (3:05) - guitar starts> uptempo song> muted trumpet solo> uptempo song> fade
*6/ Lucky Star (3:14) - trumpet starts> midtempo song> trumpet solo> guitar solo> quick stop
7/ That's My Desire (3:24) - vocal starts> slow song> guitar solo> slow song> fade on vocal
*8/ You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (2:34) - guitar starts> uptempo song> violin solo> muted sax solo> uptempo song> quick fade
9/ I'm Just Waiting For Your Call (4:45) - electric guitar starts> slow song> guitar/trumpet duet> fade
10/ Green Rocky Road (3;46) - guitar starts> midtempo song> guitar solo> song> trumpet solo> song> quick stop
11/ The Nearness Of You (3:46) - trumpet starts> slow instrumental jam> guitar solo> trumpet solo> fade
*12/ Melancholy Moon (3:49) - guitar starts> slow song> beautiful guitar solo> slow song> fade
*13/ Bye Bye Blues (2:06) - trumpet starts> uptempo song> trumpet solo> violin solo> quick stop